On our trip to South Africa we used Cape Town as our base when travelling back and forth along the Garden route. We stayed at the Esperanza on arrival, Mark (the owner) was kind enough to stay up a little late (around 1 am) to ensure we were able to check in as our flight arrived after the stated check-in... More

Choose your room carefully, some rooms have showers, some don't. There is no air con, we called up to see if they had fans, to which they confirmed. When we arrived, we were given a desk fan!! The "splash pool" and sun deck is two sun loungers squeezed in next to a small splash pool which is on the pathway... More

We had a very nice time in the Esperanza guest house. Mark (the owner) gave us a comfortable and warm hospitality. The rooms are spacious with a great bathroom and very good service. The guest house have a stunning view to the city center, the location is central, you can reach all the interesting places in Cape Town in view... More

My fiance and I stayed for 6 nights in Esperanza's self-catering apartment named "P6". The apartment is a few blocks away from the Esperanza guest house. It is only 2 blocks away from popular Kloof street and was walkable to Long Street and the V & A Waterfront. We used the apartment as our home base for exploring Cape Town... More

Travelled with three friends for the World Cup in Cape Town. We had a great time at Esperanza, Mark runs a very friendly guest house and is a fantastic host. The staff were always smiling and breakfast was plentiful and with a variety of foodstuffs. On the day we arrived Table Mountain was clear, so Mark kindly whizzed us up... More

Perfect place, if you don't want to stay in a large impersonal hotel. Beautifully restored, turn of the century guest house. Situated in the Orange bowl area, i.e. quiet but within walking distance of the city centre. Lovely breakfast, honesty bar and really friendly owner and staff. More